Give and give and what is due will come

It is not only saints but everything in nature--trees, birds, animals--they all live for the sake of others. Why does a candle burn and melt away? To give

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It is not only saints but everything
in nature--trees, birds, animals--they
all live for the sake of others. Why
does a candle burn and melt away? To
give light. Why does an incense stick
burn to ash? To give fragrance. Why
does a tree grow? To give fruit and
flowers. Is there anything, sentient
or insentient, in this world that lives
for its own sake? No. When the entire
nature sacrifices, why should we human
beings alone lead selfish lives? We are
here to give and give and give. What is
due to us will come without our worrying
about it.

Swami Satchidananda Saraswati
Yoga Sutras Commentary

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